The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Personal and Local
/. d. Baldwin. district passenger agent of the
L., N. A g. c. is SO i'll as to confine him to his
bod.
The Adams Express Company yesterday COM
menced operating over the Philadelphia 6 Read
ing road.
0. E. Jenkins, southwestern passenger agent
Of the New York Central road is in the city pros
pecting for business.
General Manager Bradbury, of the Lake Erie
g. Western, very sensibly retains the old and ex-
perienced employees on the road.
George Churchill agent of the United States
Express Company at Michigan City. has resigned
His successor has not yet been appointed.
Commissioner Blanchard states that. 10 his
opinion, the 30-cens per 100 pounds rate from
Chicago to New York has been more closely al
hered to than was the 25.cents per lOO pounds
rate.
1t is now stated that it will be Aug. ! before
the consolidation scheme OF the u, D q ~. the
l., b. & w. and the Ohio Southern Will De per-
fscted. there many detail matters TO ar
range.
The corner stone of the new Union railway
station was laid Yesterday, and the work Is now
to be pushed The contractors now expect to
have the foundation for the depot proper in by
April Is
The Union Railway Company yesterday
dered the purchasers of the several buildings
between the Union tracks and the first alley
south, and the west Of Illinois street. re-
moved within thirty days
The resignation of Capt. c. G. Wrenshall, en-
gineer of track. bridges and building for the
Northern Pacific road, is announced. The Cap
tain resigns to accept important positltion
with an Alabama steel and iron company.
H. B. Martin, of Lexington, KY, was in the
city yesterday, route for Elkhart, Ind, where
he goes to take the position of chief clerk OF u.
A. Cartwright, general freight and passenger
cgent of the Cincinnati Wabash 81 Michigan
road.
Charles E. Gore, present superintendent Of
the Lafayette water-works, has been appointed
general manager of the Indianapolis Car works
Company, and assumes charge to- day. he was
for years superintendent of the Lafayette Car
works Company
The Indiana. Bloomington G. Western earned
In January S202 60G an increase over earnings
corresponding month 1885 Of $23, 1893. The Ohio
Southern road earned In January $50, 476. which
was an increase over earnings the corresponding
month of So $50. :.
Commissioner Richardson has called meet
ing of the general freight agents Of the roads in
the Chicago and Ohio River pool at Chicago to-
day. 1t is hardly probable that there will be
quorum, the general freight agents are losing
their interest in pools.
The Grand Trunk road makes a demand for
larger per cent in the Chicago east bound pool,
In anticipation of the taking effect of the inter
of the taking effect of this bill is the loose rope
1t will give the Canadian roads.
The Trunk-line presidents have decided that
each should interpret the interstate bill, and
submit written report to Commissioner Fink.
The majority of opinions will help to arrive at
definite measures concerning the government of
the pool IN accordance with the new legislation.
The Missouri Pacific is giving thea, T. 6 s.
F. some warm competition for business In points
in Kansas which both roads now touch The dis
It. 6 II. stx
receive circulars announcing that the road is
open for some new point which the A., T. & S.
F. is already in.
Geo. Merritt, of this city, has chartered spe-
cial car for his family of six person to go to San
Diego In. The car goes Out over the Vandalia
to-day. Mr.. Merritt reserves the privilege of
holding the car wherever he stops, and during
his entire absence, should he choose to retain it
at $50 per day. He takes with him his invalid
son.
Giving the matter attention has practically
put a stop to boys and men Jumping on to and
OF of trains whom moving on the Union tracks
The first month that the work was undertaken
there we're some seventy arrests, while in Janu-
airy there were but three for this cause, and no
accident has happened on the Union tracks since
the law regarding the matter was enforced
BY order of General Manager Talmage the
force at all the shops of the Wabash system
which are still under his management, have been
cut down 25 per cent Fortunately for the en-
work. so far as securing employment in other
shops is con- erned as most of the railroad shops
over the country are increasing their forces, and
then in locomotive and car works there is great
demand for mechanics and machinists
1t is stated that the leading railroad managers
have determined, when the commissioners un-
der the law are appointed, to petition for con-
struction of the law. In effect, the commission
ers will be asked to set down in black and white
what they understand the law to mean. This
will commit the officials to certain nterpreta
tions, and the railroads will then know wha,
they have got to live up to. If the commission
undertake to do this, and they cannot fairly
refuse, it will amount practically to their max
ing new law.
Forty roads have up to the present time an
nounced that they will sell what are known al
weekend tickets. 1t is matter of congratula
ton that the work of the railroad committe O.
the travelling statesmen has been successful
When che present committee was appointed only
twelve roads had responded, and this was thu
result of four years work, from 1882 to 1886
The leading trunk lines and the Pennsylvania
Company west of Pittsburg, and the Baltimor
81 Ohio company over its entire system hav,
now granted the associations request.
The prevailing opinion among general passen
ger agents is that newspaper passes will not b.
restricted on account of the Interstate commerce
bill The ground they take is that the newspa
pers are the best advertising mediums of tn
railroads. and the companies have the prlvilee
Of paying for such service as they please. Ye
the law affords the railroads an opportunity t
.curtail the pass business. which has been grea,
ly abused, and doubtless they will avail them
selves of this privilege to a greater extent tina
those who have given the matter little though
expect
Baggage-masters on the Philadelphia e Readin
railroad have been paying $15 annually to a con
PAW which went their security This re
garded by the baggage masters as very high, an
they SO informed the management of the CON
pany, which obtained company which give
the necessary security for IS per year. TIL
ticket and station agents of the company hav
heretofore been giving private bondsmen as Sc
curity, but the American Security Company G
New York, has been authorized by Presiden
Corbin to furnish the security at the rate of 8
per 81, 900.
The L., N. A. & G. had another ugly wrec
pear Greencastle Yesterday, from the breakin